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BUTTON FLY MARKING MACHINE. 7 No. 380,994. v Patented Apr. 10, 1888 ii-lawman #4. =5 5 (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

HR. OORKHILL, Sr.

BUTTON FLY MARKING MACHINE.

Patented Apr. 10, 1888.

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I HENRY R. CORKHILL, SR., OF ROCHESTER, NElV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ADOLPHSORGE, JR., OF SAME PLACE.

BUTTON-FLY-MARKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 38039 dated April 10,18228.

Application filed May 13, 1887. Serial No. 239,039. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY R. CORKHILL, Sr., a citizen of'the UnitedStates, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork, have invented certain improvements in Button and Button-HoleMarking Machines for Bootsand Shoes, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in marking devices for button andbuttonhole marking machines for boots and shoes by which the operationof marking the correct locations of the buttons and button-holes on theshoeuppers is performed with increased facility and speed.

My invention consists in improvements on the marking devices describedin the application of Hatfield and Sorge, No. 235,559, filed April 20,1887.

My improvements are fully described and illustrated in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings, and the novel fea tures thereofspecified in the claims annexed to the said specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of a button andbutton-hole marking machine, the upper platen being raised at an anglewith the base. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a marking device with myimproved gages, showing the lateral adjustment of the gages for variouswidths of scallops by the full and dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof my improved marking device, showing the longitudinal adjustment ofthe gages. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a marking device, theshoe-upper being indicated by dotted lines to show its position whenbeing marked. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line as m, Fig. 1,showing an upper in position in the machine. Fig. 6 is a side elevation,and Fig. 7 a plan view, of a modified construction of my improvedadjustable gages. and 9 are a side elevation and plan view of anothermodification. Fig. 10 is a central vertical section on the line y Fig.11. Fig. 11 is a plan View of another modification of my improvedmarking device.

A A represent the lower platen or base of a button and button-holemarking machine.

Figs. 8

D represents the lower clamp, which holds the ily N and lower quarter,L, firmly in position.

B B represent the upper swinging platen, and E the upper clamp, whichholds the quarter M securely by means of the latch a. The upper clamp,E, is pivoted to the base by the arms I) b, so that it can swing upwardindependently of the upper platen, B.

R represents the rod of the marking device, which may have a handleattached to hold it with. The boss or standard T is firmly attached tothis rod and carries the lower springplate or die, S, on which is araised point fitting into a countersink in the bottom of the boss T. Onthe upper surface of boss T another raised point is formed. The curvedspring 0 holds the die S away from the boss T until a blow or pressureforces them together.

Two wires, U U, Figs. 2, 3, and 4, are securely attached to a yoke, Z,which slides on rod R, and which may be secured in any desired positionby means of a set-screw or equivalent device. The two wires U U arefastened closely together at the ends, where they are secured to theyoke Z, but are spread apart at their other end while being bent downalso until the points touch the plate S. A clamp or yoke, W, slides onthe rod R, through holes in which the wires U U pass. These holes arenot as far apart as the bent points of wires U U. This clamp can also besecurely fixed at any desired position on the rod R by means of theset-screw shown. The ends of the wires U U act as gagepins by beingdrawn into the notches between the scallops on the fiy, as shown in Fig.1.

If a certain width of scallop is to be marked, the clamp W is moveduntil the spread of the ends of the wires U U is equal to that width,and the set-screw is then used to hold the clamp in the desiredposition, as shown in Fig. 2. In order to vary the distance back fromthe edge of the scallop at which the mark is to be made,

the yoke Z is moved until the desired position 9 is obtained, as shownin Fig. 3, and then the setscrew is forced in and the clamp W isadjusted. Instead of two wires, U U, a single wire may be sharply bentat Z and its two ends formed as though each were a separate wire.

Fig. 6 and 7 represent a modification of my improved adj ustable gages.In this case a rod, V, slides through a hole provided in the boss T, anda set-screw in the boss securely holds this rod in any desired position.In this case the wire or wires U U are secured to the end of the rod V,and the clamp W, which is constructed as already described, can be movedon the rod V. Still another modification of my improved gages is shownin Figs. 8 and 9,

where the rod V passes through the boss T and can be secured by aset-screw, as shown. However, in this case the clamp is dispensed withby which the width of the gages is adjusted to that of the scallops, andrigidly-attached wires U U of various spread, each on a separate rod, V,are employed. When it is desired to mark uppers of a given width ofscallop, the rod V, carrying the wires U U of the desired spread, isinserted and adjusted to the desired position. One rod, V, only may alsobe employed in this last case, and then the wires U U are each time bentto the required width.

In the accompanying drawings the clamp V and yoke Z are shown as beingheld in position byset-screws; but they may also be made to fit snuglyon the rods,and the friction caused by such snug fitting will hold themin whatever position they are placed.

In the style of marking device described in the application beforementioned the lower die is connected to the boss by the spring 0, whichis compressed at each blow of the upper platen. These continued blows orcompressions gradually weaken the spring. In order to obviate thisdifiiculty,I have invented the marking device shown in Figs. 10 and 11.The rod R is attached to arigid carrier, 0, to which the die Sis firmlysecured, as shown. A hole is drilled through this carrier vertically,and a punch, T, slides freely in this hole, and is provided at the topwith a raised point and at the bottom with a countersink fitting over araised point on the dies. A small spring, P, isattached to the'punch andto the carrier, so that it continually tends to raise the punch, a slotin the carrier permitting this spring to Work freely.

The application of this improved marking device when marking uppers isthe same as before described, but all bending strain upon the die S orspring 0 is avoided. The spring P can be replaced easily and cheaply.

I do not claim the markingmachine or any part of it, as this is theinvention of Charles B. Hatfield and Adolph Sorge, Jr.

I claim 1. In a button and button-hole marking ma chine, the combinationof a marking device, as R S T, and the adjustable gages U U,substantially as described.

2. In a button and button-hole marking machine, the combination of amarking device, as It S T, adjustable gages U U, and sliding clamp W,substantially as described.

3. In a button and button-hole marking machine, the combination of amarking device, as R S T, adjustable gages U U, slidingnlamp IV, andsliding yoke Z, substantially as described. v

4. In a button and button-hole marking machine, the combination of amarking device, as R S T, adjustable gages U U, and sliding rod V,substantially as described.

HENRY R. OORKHILL, SR.

\Vitnesses: v

H. G. PHILLIPS, H. H. SCHLEBER.

